DNA links 1991 killing to Colonial-era family“DNA may help Seattle-area sheriff’s deputies find a suspect in a 20-year-old killing after a comparison with genealogy records connected a crime-scene sample to a 17th-century Massachusetts family.” Basically, they ran the killer’s DNA sample that was obtained at the crime scene against the massively growing database of genealogy DNA testing. There was a connection with an earlier colonial family named “Fuller.” Because the type of DNA test they did tracks only the male line, you could assume that the killer’s last name is Fuller. That is a pretty significant clue! I definitely think detectives and genealogists have a lot in common.

Don Lemon: Legacy of ‘one drop’ rule inspires search for family historyCNN Newsroom Anchor Don Lemon reflects on his own ancestry, which up until a couple weeks ago he assumed was impossible given his African American roots. A news assignment prompted him to ask his mother some questions about his lineage, and he got some pretty unexpected answers. As a result, Don Lemon has decided to enlist the help of Henry Louis Gates to help him trace his ancestry. Henry Louis Gates is really fascinating (Faces of America is a must see). I hope this story turns into a PBS special.